CLOSED PRIMARY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does closed primary mean? 

• CLOSED PRIMARY (noun)
  The noun CLOSED PRIMARY has 1 sense:

1. a primary in which only registered members of a particular political party can vote

  Familiarity information: CLOSED PRIMARY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CLOSED PRIMARY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A primary in which only registered members of a particular political party can vote

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Context example:

closed primaries strengthen party unity

Hypernyms ("closed primary" is a kind of...):

direct primary (a primary where voters directly select the candidates who will run for office)